"polytherapy" meaning in All languages combined

See polytherapy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: polytherapies [plural]
Etymology: From poly- + therapy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|therapy}} poly- + therapy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} polytherapy (usually uncountable, plural polytherapies)
  1. (medicine) The use of several therapies to treat a single condition, such as multiple drugs or multiple modalities. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: multitherapy [adjective], polytherapeutic [adjective], multidrug [adjective], multimodality [adjective]

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